rouleau
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rouleau
[roo-lo´] (Fr.)an abnormal group of red blood cells adhering together like a pile of coins.

Human red blood cells arranged in rouleaux. From Dorland's, 2000.
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rou·leau
, pl.rou·leaux
(rū-lō'),An aggregate of erythrocytes stacked like a pile of coins. Rouleau formation commonly indicates an increase in plasma immunoglobulin.
[Fr. spool, cylinder, fr. rouler, to roll, fr. L.L. rotulo, fr. rota, wheel]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
rou·leau
, pl. rouleaux (rū-lō')An aggregate of erythrocytes stacked like a pile of coins.
[Fr. spool, cylinder, fr. rouler, to roll, fr. L.L. rotulo, fr. rota, wheel]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
rouleau
A stacked collection of red blood cells, like a roll of coins. Rouleau formation suggests an increase in immunoglobulins in the blood.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005